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Cover of A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill

John Grisham

4.0

1989

Cover of One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)

One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)

Janet Evanovich

4.0

1994

Cover of The Godfather

The Godfather

Mario Puzo, Robert Thompson, Peter Bart

4.4

1969

Cover of A Study in Scarlet

A Study in Scarlet

Arthur Conan Doyle

4.2

1887

Cover of The Secret History

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

4.1

1992

Cover of Kafka on the Shore

Kafka on the Shore

Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel

4.1

2002

Cover of The Virgin Suicides

The Virgin Suicides

Jeffrey Eugenides

3.8

1993

Cover of A is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone, #1)

A is for Alibi (Kinsey Millhone, #1)

Sue Grafton

3.8

1982

Cover of The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1)

The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1)

Gertrude Chandler Warner, L. Kate Deal

4.1

1942

Cover of Presumed Innocent

Presumed Innocent

Scott Turow

4.1

1986

Cover of The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

Raymond Chandler

4.0

1939

Cover of Tell No One

Tell No One

Harlan Coben

4.1

2001

Cover of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)

Agatha Christie

4.2

1926

Cover of The Thief Lord

The Thief Lord

Cornelia Funke

4.0

2000

Cover of Tara Road

Tara Road

Maeve Binchy

3.9

1998

Cover of Disclosure

Disclosure

Michael Crichton

3.8

1994

Cover of The Man in the Brown Suit

The Man in the Brown Suit

Agatha Christie

4.0

1924

Cover of A Scanner Darkly

A Scanner Darkly

Philip K. Dick

4.0

1977

Cover of Ghost Story

Ghost Story

Peter Straub

4.0

1979

Cover of The Moonstone

The Moonstone

Wilkie Collins, Carolyn G. Heilbrun

3.9

1868

Cover of The General's Daughter

The General's Daughter

Nelson DeMille

4.1

1992

Cover of Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1)

Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1)

Jacqueline Winspear

3.9

2003

Cover of The Cask of Amontillado

The Cask of Amontillado

Edgar Allan Poe

4.1

1846

Cover of The Woods

The Woods

Harlan Coben

4.0

2007

Cover of The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew, #1)

The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew, #1)

Carolyn Keene, Russell H. Tandy, Sara Paretsky

4.0

1930

Cover of Rising Sun

Rising Sun

Michael Crichton

3.6

1992

Cover of Uncommon Criminals (Heist Society, #2)

Uncommon Criminals (Heist Society, #2)

Ally Carter

4.2

2011

Cover of The Tell-Tale Heart

The Tell-Tale Heart

Edgar Allan Poe, Byron Glaser, Bill D. Fountain

4.2

1843

Cover of The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2)

The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2)

Alan Bradley

4.0

2010

Cover of B is for Burglar  (Kinsey Millhone, #2)

B is for Burglar (Kinsey Millhone, #2)

Sue Grafton

3.8

1985

Cover of Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (Encyclopedia Brown, #1)

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (Encyclopedia Brown, #1)

Donald J. Sobol

4.0

1963

Cover of Gone for Good

Gone for Good

Harlan Coben

4.1

2002

Cover of C is for Corpse  (Kinsey Millhone, #3)

C is for Corpse (Kinsey Millhone, #3)

Sue Grafton

3.9

1986

Cover of Rogue Lawyer

Rogue Lawyer

John Grisham

3.7

2015

Cover of The Burden of Proof

The Burden of Proof

Scott Turow

4.0

1990

Cover of The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes

The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes

Adrian Conan Doyle, John Dickson Carr

4.4

1954

Cover of Smilla's Sense of Snow

Smilla's Sense of Snow

Peter Høeg, Tiina Nunnally

3.7

1992

Cover of Missing You

Missing You

Harlan Coben

4.0

2014

Cover of The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew #2)

The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew #2)

Carolyn Keene, Mildred Benson

3.9

1930

Cover of Total Control

Total Control

David Baldacci

4.1

1996

Cover of Bloodline

Bloodline

Sidney Sheldon

3.8

1977

Cover of Now You See Her

Now You See Her

James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge

4.0

2011

Cover of Nothing Lasts Forever

Nothing Lasts Forever

Sidney Sheldon

3.8

1994

Cover of Cover Her Face (Adam Dalgliesh #1)

Cover Her Face (Adam Dalgliesh #1)

P.D. James

3.9

1962

Cover of The Key to Midnight

The Key to Midnight

Leigh Nichols, Dean Koontz

3.9

1979

Cover of Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)

Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)

Raymond Chandler

4.2

1940

Cover of I is for Innocent (Kinsey Millhone, #9)

I is for Innocent (Kinsey Millhone, #9)

Sue Grafton

3.9

1992

Cover of H is for Homicide (Kinsey Millhone, #8)

H is for Homicide (Kinsey Millhone, #8)

Sue Grafton

3.9

1991

Cover of Perfect Scoundrels (Heist Society, #3)

Perfect Scoundrels (Heist Society, #3)

Ally Carter

4.3

2013

Cover of You Belong To Me

You Belong To Me

Mary Higgins Clark

3.9

1998

Cover of While My Pretty One Sleeps

While My Pretty One Sleeps

Mary Higgins Clark

3.9

1989

Cover of Who Could That Be at This Hour? (All the Wrong Questions, #1)

Who Could That Be at This Hour? (All the Wrong Questions, #1)

Lemony Snicket, Seth

3.8

2012

Cover of Let Me Call You Sweetheart

Let Me Call You Sweetheart

Mary Higgins Clark

3.8

1995

Cover of The Russia House

The Russia House

John le Carré

3.9

1989

Cover of The Face

The Face

Dean Koontz

3.7

2003

Cover of Nature Girl

Nature Girl

Carl Hiaasen

3.6

2006

Cover of The Doomsday Conspiracy

The Doomsday Conspiracy

Sidney Sheldon

3.6

1991

Cover of Remember Me

Remember Me

Mary Higgins Clark

3.9

1994

Cover of The Ruby in the Smoke (Sally Lockhart, #1)

The Ruby in the Smoke (Sally Lockhart, #1)

Philip Pullman

3.8

1985

Cover of The Glass Lake

The Glass Lake

Maeve Binchy

3.9

1994

Cover of Five on a Treasure Island (Famous Five, #1)

Five on a Treasure Island (Famous Five, #1)

Enid Blyton

4.1

1942

Cover of Crooked House

Crooked House

Agatha Christie

4.0

1949

Cover of Spider Bones (Temperance Brennan, #13)

Spider Bones (Temperance Brennan, #13)

Kathy Reichs

3.9

2010

Cover of The Valley of Fear

The Valley of Fear

Arthur Conan Doyle, David Timson

4.0

1914

Cover of The Murders in the Rue Morgue

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

Edgar Allan Poe

3.9

1841

Cover of The Scent of Rain and Lightning

The Scent of Rain and Lightning

Nancy Pickard

3.8

2010

Cover of The Cradle Will Fall

The Cradle Will Fall

Mary Higgins Clark

3.9

1980

Cover of A Case of Need

A Case of Need

Jeffery Hudson, Michael Crichton

3.6

1968

Cover of When We Were Orphans

When We Were Orphans

Kazuo Ishiguro

3.5

2000

Cover of The Sicilian

The Sicilian

Mario Puzo

3.9

1984

Cover of Ford County

Ford County

John Grisham

3.6

2008

Cover of The Face of Fear

The Face of Fear

Brian Coffey, Dean Koontz

3.8

1977

Cover of Ricochet

Ricochet

Sandra Brown

4.0

2006

Cover of Up Country

Up Country

Nelson DeMille

4.0

2002

Cover of Moonlight Becomes You

Moonlight Becomes You

Mary Higgins Clark

3.8

1996

Cover of The Gate House

The Gate House

Nelson DeMille

3.7

2008

Cover of I Heard That Song Before

I Heard That Song Before

Mary Higgins Clark

3.8

2007

Cover of Where Are You Now?

Where Are You Now?

Mary Higgins Clark

3.8

2008

Cover of A Cry In The Night

A Cry In The Night

Mary Higgins Clark

3.8

1982

Cover of Basket Case

Basket Case

Carl Hiaasen

3.8

2002

Cover of The Flanders Panel

The Flanders Panel

Arturo Pérez-Reverte, Margaret Jull Costa

3.8

1990

Cover of City of Women

City of Women

David R. Gillham

3.8

2012

Cover of The Other Daughter

The Other Daughter

Lisa Gardner

4.0

1999

Cover of Stormy Weather

Stormy Weather

Carl Hiaasen

3.9

1995

Cover of That Night

That Night

Chevy Stevens

3.9

2014

Cover of Darkest Fear (Myron Bolitar #7)

Darkest Fear (Myron Bolitar #7)

Harlan Coben

4.0

1999

Cover of After I'm Gone

After I'm Gone

Laura Lippman

3.6

2014

Cover of A Perfect Spy

A Perfect Spy

John le Carré

4.0

1986

Cover of Open Season (Joe Pickett, #1)

Open Season (Joe Pickett, #1)

C.J. Box

3.9

2001

Cover of Doctor No (James Bond, #6)

Doctor No (James Bond, #6)

Ian Fleming

3.8

1958

Cover of The Witness

The Witness

Sandra Brown

4.0

1995

Cover of Eileen

Eileen

Ottessa Moshfegh

3.4

2015

Cover of Ripper

Ripper

Isabel Allende, Oliver Brock, Frank Wynne

3.2

2013

Cover of La Carte et le territoire

La Carte et le territoire

Michel Houellebecq

3.9

2010

Cover of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)

Stieg Larsson, Reg Keeland

4.1

2005

Cover of Gone Girl

Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn

4.0

2012

Cover of Thirteen Reasons Why

Thirteen Reasons Why

Jay Asher

4.0

2007

Cover of Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)

Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1)

Michael Crichton

4.0

1990

Cover of In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

4.0

1965

Cover of The Client

The Client

John Grisham

4.0

1993

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